Pakistan's counterterrorism campaigns fail to break militant cycle in KP, Balochistan

Pakistan's two-decade counterterrorism campaigns against Taliban and Baloch insurgents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan have failed to break a cycle of near-daily attacks, with scores of soldiers, police, and civilians killed monthly. The piece analyzes structural reasons for the persistent violence, though it offers no new event. The ongoing attrition in western border regions underscores a chronic security failure with regional implications.